While I am still figuring out my finish problems, I keep getting paint drips from one side of air diffuser and one side of air cap also got paint on it. Through manual, I thought it is caused by needle packing nut. Apparently that's not the cause. Please advise if you know the solution.

Another issue is I probably loose the needle packing nut too much and now got a leak in the nut when I pull the trigger. I remembered that needle packing nut's gaps positioned horizontally. If you have the T series gun, can you please help me look?

Thank you so much!

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Will try tomorrow. I cleaned everything and put it back and still got leaks before I touched needle packing nut. According to manual, LEAKAGE FROM THE NOZZLEThis occurs when the Needle Packing Nut is too tight compressingthe Needle Packing #12 tightly around the Needle. But I found is big leaks come from the diffuser holes and a tiny bead of paint on nozzle and needle tip after pulling the trigger. So I am not sure manual tells the solution on that.

Paint moves from the cup, into the fluid chamber and out the nozzle into the air stream. If everything is correct no fluid ever enters the air chamber in the gun body. As Bill stated, the fluid has to be coming from the nozzle to body area.

Check the clock on the diffuser, make sure it's set on the pin properly.

Tried a different nozzle and still get the same problem. But if I remove air diffuser and put nozzle on , no water leaks. So I am not sure whether it is the plastic ring on air diffuser going bad. I also can hear air leaking sound from the cup.

Tried a different nozzle and still get the same problem. But if I remove air diffuser and put nozzle on , no water leaks. So I am not sure whether it is the plastic ring on air diffuser going bad. I also can hear air leaking sound from the cup.

I don't have a T-70 to play along here but it seems that the air diffuser is part of your air path to the air cap not the product being sprayed "unless" it's stopping the nozzle from sitting properly and therefore leaking. The nozzle has to be removed before the diffuser and divider as the video shows.

Tried a different nozzle and still get the same problem. But if I remove air diffuser and put nozzle on , no water leaks. So I am not sure whether it is the plastic ring on air diffuser going bad. I also can hear air leaking sound from the cup.

I still need pictures of your gun and cup and those areas that you think are leaking.Tim

From the picture I see a couple of things.First, replace the check valve tube. The inside looks dirty. Both tubes and valve.Second, you need to tighten the fluid nozzle as tight as you can. This should prevent any leakage that you are getting.Thirdly, you may want to replace the diffuser seal.Fourthly, make sure when you tighten the metal collar as well.

From the picture I see a couple of things.First, replace the check valve tube. The inside looks dirty. Both tubes and valve.Second, you need to tighten the fluid nozzle as tight as you can. This should prevent any leakage that you are getting.Thirdly, you may want to replace the diffuser seal.Fourthly, make sure when you tighten the metal collar as well.

Cheers,JC

Yeah, looks like water inside the tube or is that just on the outside? Is the hole in the cup baffle positioned for the angle your using it? If that's wrong plus a bad check valve, you's get the product or water in this case in your air passage ways.

Thanks. Can you take a picture of the inside of the gun where the nozzle threads into the gun and the individual parts.It appears the leak is coming from the fluid nozzle and it needs to be tightened, but it may be that the thread is clogged with finish and preventing a proper seal. Don't over tighten the nozzle.It could be the check valve is leaking, but usually that creates intermitment problems not a consistent stream.Tim

I will do pictures tomorrow. The gun is not with me. I cleaned the tread really well after the leaks happened. If the treading is not sealing well，it should leak after I put the nozzle on without air diffuser，right？ I am getting a rebuild kit to replace the parts.

Hello it appears to me that you have the fluid adjust open way too much and it is not atomizing properly. The excess is running down the tip. Try reducing to about 3 turns open and try again. What is the size of the nozzle/needle set?Also replace the check valve on the hose, if it is plugged you will not pressure up the paint cup, cut out the bad section of hose and or replace

Hello it appears to me that you have the fluid adjust open way too much and it is not atomizing properly. The excess is running down the tip. Try reducing to about 3 turns open and try again. What is the size of the nozzle/needle set?Also replace the check valve on the hose, if it is plugged you will not pressure up the paint cup, cut out the bad section of hose and or replace

Bruce

Is a T-70 drastically different than a Gxpc where full open is 2 1/2 turns? Close the flow all the way, pull gently on the trigger, mark the flow control knob, open the flow control allowing the trigger to move back the it hit the gun body and count the turns. I've read read comments mentioning 5-6 turns on a T-70 so I'm not sure if that is possible.

Hello it appears to me that you have the fluid adjust open way too much and it is not atomizing properly. The excess is running down the tip. Try reducing to about 3 turns open and try again. What is the size of the nozzle/needle set?Also replace the check valve on the hose, if it is plugged you will not pressure up the paint cup, cut out the bad section of hose and or replace

I got the rebuilt kit yesterday and after changing two plastic rings , it stopped leaking. But it started again today. Also the cup bubbles too. Pls see pictures.

There is definitely something wrong there. You should not be getting any amount of paint in that area. You really need to find someone in your area that can take a look at that gun and either fix it or throw it away.No wonder you are having problems getting a good coat.Did you buy that gun second hand or new? Tim

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Although I have many spare pressure tubes, my first one has seen more action and is crystal clear unlike yours which looks like it's been through three wars!

[big grin]What's the purpose of this tube? I didn't use solvent to clean it because I'm afraid of breaking it. Once the gun is leaking, it is a mess everywhere and very hard to clean.

I am still getting air bubbles. If the weather is nice and material is thin enough, I was able to get smooth finish but still with bubbles no matter how far/near I put my gun to the surface or how thin or thick the coating is. What's the possible solution to get rid of it without respraying the whole board? Thanks a lot!

Although I have many spare pressure tubes, my first one has seen more action and is crystal clear unlike yours which looks like it's been through three wars!

[big grin]What's the purpose of this tube? I didn't use solvent to clean it because I'm afraid of breaking it. Once the gun is leaking, it is a mess everywhere and very hard to clean.

I am still getting air bubbles. If the weather is nice and material is thin enough, I was able to get smooth finish but still with bubbles no matter how far/near I put my gun to the surface or how thin or thick the coating is. What's the possible solution to get rid of it without respraying the whole board? Thanks a lot!

The gun is broken, you'll never get a good finish with defective equipment.

I contacted fuji and they asked me to mail to a place they have contracted with and no one is there @1pm to receive the package. So I expressed my concern that I need this thing fixed as soon as possible. CS suggested me to buy a m-series gun. At this point I am idling.

BTW, I found it is so hard with bottom feed to spray anything close to the ground. Any suggestions?Another issue is how to spray up inside of the cabinet as the board is not movable and visible when look up.

sorry，but it look s like it is still bottom feed when using adapter. I am trying to understand pps system's benefits.

You can't convert your bottom feed to top feed ( gravity). You will have to purchase another gun. The T75 gun. The needles and cap set for the T70 is compatible with the T75. If you go with the M series or GXPC gun you would need to purchase additional needles and caps as they are not the same as the T series.

sorry，but it look s like it is still bottom feed when using adapter. I am trying to understand pps system's benefits.

Yes, it will still be a bottom feed, but you can flip the gun over, spraying with the cup and hose pointing up (the gun will now spray in any position, (this is true if you're connected to a separate pressure pot also). You cannot do this with a conventional cup on the gun.

sorry，but it look s like it is still bottom feed when using adapter. I am trying to understand pps system's benefits.

The PPS system uses a flexible material liner so when start off, you bleed the air in the liner above the material. That being, it allows spraying at any angle as there is no air pocket to deal with. If you ask me, if the cup is above or below the gun, either way it'll be issue in some situation.

If you want the best "all angle" setup, you'll have to go with a pressure pot system.